Chapter 152 Chapter 152 The Delayed Finals
Deba Shizuji shook his head. "Gojo-san suddenly showed up and abandoned you. He told me you'd overdrawn your energy while exorcising the cursed spirit and told me to take good care of you. He also told me to keep this a secret and not let anyone else know. Then he left and hasn't been seen in the past three days."
Upon hearing this, Yuyin realized she had actually forgotten such an important matter as follow-up arrangements before she passed out. She was grateful that her senior had thought of her brother with his quick thinking. However, she reconsidered and realized that the Chang family was the only place that met her needs. While Scepter 4 offered good confidentiality, it was crowded and noisy. For recuperation, the Chang family residence was still more peaceful and quiet.
"Brother, do you know about the cursed items?"
Dechang Jingsi nodded and said, "There's an introduction in the information you gave me before. I memorized it all."
Yuyin explained, "In the world of spells, there's a common sense among all spellcasters: special-grade spells cannot be destroyed."
Deba Shizuka pondered, "Since it's called common sense, it must be time-tested and undeniable. But personally, I find it hard to believe anything is 'absolute.'"
In their world, there are objects similar to cursed objects in the inheritance of monsters and demon hunters, but there is no conclusion that they are "indestructible". Some inherited objects with special powers are very fragile and can be easily damaged if they are not properly sealed and stored. Some special objects, even if they have great power, do not have such defensive capabilities. Haven't you seen Natsume often tearing up the monster list to cast spells?
"That's right," Yuyin's words were firm as the image of her doing this earlier became clearer in her mind. "Today, Gojo-senpai and I happened to come across a special, top-grade cursed item—Ryomen Sukuna's finger. It also happened to be missing from the Curse Association's registry, so I suddenly had an idea and tried it out, and the result was... hehe."
That last chuckle is particularly spiritual.
However, Dechang Jingsi's face suddenly became serious. He was in charge of a large family of demon hunters and was also the leader of the demon hunter profession. After many years of experience, he only heard Yuyin say a few words and immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
He leaned forward and asked in a deep voice, "Besides you two, who else knows about this? Have you done the follow-up cleanup work?"
"Apart from me and Senior Gojo, oh, and now you, Senior Brother, no one else should know, or be sure that it was me who did it. As for the finishing work, I have instructed Senior Gojo, but..."
Yuyin connected the events that happened before and after that day and had a serious discussion with her senior brother.
"But that two-faced Sukuna finger was brought to Yokohama by a psychic with multiple criminal records and his accomplices. Furthermore, I suspect the finger's origin is connected to the curse caster that Scepter 4 and I have been tracking. Even if they don't know I was responsible for destroying the special-grade cursed item, they should have guessed it. Gojo-senpai hasn't been visiting me these past few days, probably because he's trying to avoid suspicion and avoid being tracked down by that group and brought back to you, brother."
Deba Shizuka heaved a sigh of relief. "So, currently, anyone suspected of being connected to you is either hostile or wanted by official authorities."
"That's right," Yuyin nodded vigorously. "One, no, two Russians. It's such a long list of names that it took me two or three tries to remember them. They're registered terrorists with the Special Ability Division. Oh, and one of them is also an information dealer. I guess something I did before caught his attention, so he came to bother me. As for the curse master who provided the Sukuna finger, I only got a little information and verified some things, but no more information. What a cunning guy, hiding so deeply."
"Don't be too aggressive, or you might get dizzy." Deba Shizuka said this to her with concern, then turned the information over in his mind. "Your presence is beginning to leak. This is inevitable, but on the bright side, the enemy is also making moves. Once they move, their tracks will be revealed. They can't stay hidden forever."
Yuyin thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. The people who were originally plotting behind the scenes were gradually surfacing. When her spiritual power recovered, she would talk to Mr. Anwu and the director and others. She didn't believe that she couldn't find any trace of them.
Deba Jingsi thought the same thing: "Okay, I already understand the situation, you just need to have a good rest." Compared to his junior sister who needs to recuperate, he can immediately contact the two parties to discuss the next action strategy.
"You've been unconscious for three days, and you only drank some soup during those three days. Now that you're awake, I'll ask the kitchen to bring some rice porridge. You can eat it and then have a good rest."
After giving these instructions, he was about to stand up when Yuyin pulled his sleeve again. Shizuka Deba couldn't help but think that this was the inconvenience of wearing a traditional yukata.
"Wait, wait!"
Yuyin made a horrified sound, "How long did you say I was unconscious?"
Deba Jingsi looked back at her and pulled back his sleeves. "Three days? Emmm, strictly speaking, it should be three and a half days."
"Three and a half days?! Oh no!"
Yuyin almost jumped up if her physical condition didn't allow it.
She said that after waking up, she always felt that she had forgotten something very important. If she hadn't heard her senior brother mention the time at the end, she would not have remembered it.
Seeing her rushing to get up, Deba Jingsi frowned, "Nonsense! Overdrawing your spiritual energy is a serious matter. It could be life-threatening. What are you going to do if you don't rest properly?"
Senior brother rarely scolded her. If it were usual, Yuyin would definitely obey him, but this time it was different.
She glanced around, searching for her belongings, as she explained, "Jingwu and his tennis team are competing in the national tournament. I promised him I'd go and cheer him on, but I was forced to break my promise because of a mission. It's my fault. At the rate of one match a day in three and a half days, they finished yesterday."
This is based on the schedule of Hyotei Academy participating in the finals on the third day. In other words, she missed all the tennis team's games while she was unconscious. Yuyin felt guilty and wanted to find out the results of Hyotei's game.
Thinking that she had breached the contract first, she was too embarrassed to call Jingwu to ask, so she planned to contact her junior schoolmate Morimoto Anko, who was quite enthusiastic about the tennis team's game and would probably go to watch the game, to ask.
"Here." After hearing her explanation, Deba Shizuka handed her the mobile phone that he had put aside, "Nanase has already charged the battery for you. Because Gojo Satoru asked us to keep it confidential, Nanase and I didn't turn on the phone." Although he was not very proficient in modern technology, he knew that there were devices that track location based on mobile phone signals. To be on the safe side, he didn't turn on the phone.
Yuyin quickly turned on the phone and heard her senior brother say, "However, while you were unconscious, the Atobe family's butler did contact Nanase to inquire about you. I asked Nanase to explain that you were temporarily away on an important mission and that if the Atobe family needed me, I could send someone else to take over the bodyguard duties, but the Atobe family's butler refused."
"Ah?" Yuyin then realized that the housekeeper had looked for her. She thought it was because Jingwu was very worried because she had no news for three days.
She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should call Jingwu first. If the call went through, what should she say? Should she first ask about the result of their game, or explain that she didn't mean to not cheer for him?
"Hello? Is this Tamane-senpai?"
Hearing Xingzi's familiar voice calling from the other end of the phone, Yuyin finally came back to her senses and put the phone to her ear, "It's me."
"Wow, where have you been these past two days, Senior? I didn't even see you in the stands at the tennis match, and I even asked the tennis club about it."
Yuyin pursed her lips when she heard this: "What... did they say?" Before Xingzi could answer, she quickly interrupted her, "What was the result of the tennis match? Did Hyotei... win?"
Xingzi didn't notice the pause in her words at all and replied excitedly, "Of course I won!"
"Win?!" Yuyin was very excited when she heard this. She was very happy for Keigo and the other members of the tennis club. She confirmed again, "So, Hyotei is the national champion?"
"Huh?" Xingzi was startled by her question, then she remembered something and began to explain, "No, no, Yuyin-senpai, the game isn't over yet."
Yuyin was puzzled, "It's not over yet? Aren't there only three matches?"
"In the last semi-final, Hyotei played against our old rival, Seigaku. Halfway through the match, a sudden downpour began. As you know, the national tournament venues are all open-air, and the downpour was so heavy that the match was forced to be suspended and postponed to the next day. That's why the tennis club only finished their match with Seigaku yesterday."
Yuyin digested the meaning of her words for a while, then suddenly realized: "Wait, you mean..."
"That's right, today's final is between Hyotei and Kaidai. I just saw Master Atobe warming up."
Yuyin asked again about the specific venue of the competition. Xingzi heard it and asked her happily if she planned to come. She excitedly told her the specific venue number of the competition and said that if she didn't know the venue number, she would just run to the place with the most people and the loudest noise.
Yuyin remembered the faint background noise on the phone. No wonder it was so noisy. Xingzi must be watching the game on the scene at this moment. She must have received a call just now, and when she saw it was her number, she walked away to answer it.
"Would you like me to take you there?"
Upon hearing this, Yuyin closed her phone and realized that her senior brother had been standing quietly beside her. With Xingzi's loud voice, her senior brother must have heard everything they said.
Yuyin said embarrassedly: "Uh, I thought... Senior Brother objected to me getting out of bed and running around now."
"You take this matter very seriously. Forcing you to stay in bed and recuperate makes you feel uneasy, and it actually prevents you from getting enough rest." Deba Jingsi opened the door, turned around and smiled, "Do you think I'm that unreasonable?"
Yuyin stuck out her tongue and retorted, "No way, in my heart, Senior Brother is the best!"
"Stop talking nonsense. There's a driver on standby at home. Hurry up and pack up. I'll ask the kitchen to pack up some porridge for you to eat on the way."
"Brother, you are the best!"
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